Waiting Room

Name/Title

Waiting Room

Entry/Object ID

43-13-73

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Gouache

Made/Created

Artist

Schwartz, Lester

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1943

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

17 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

2024 post: Throughout 2024, we're looking back at the 100 year history of art at the Mulvane. This painting made around 1930 came into the collection in 1943 as part of a gift from the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project. The WPA provided a source of employment for many artists during the difficult years of the Great Depression. This evocative watercolor by Lester Schwartz depicts a woman and two girls quietly gathered in a room. What do you think they could be waiting for?